Reynolds, the youngest of four brothers, worked out nonstop to get in shape for Green Lantern.

“You just have to go with the flow,” he says of his new title. “This gives my family entree into teasing me for the rest of my life.”

Ryan says getting used to his newfound status will take some adjustment at home with wife Scarlett, 26.

“Now it’s going to be, ‘Sexiest Man, take out the garbage.’ That does sound better,” jokes Ryan. “The most difficult part is going to be organically working this title into a conversation with random strangers.”